Deepika Padukone wanted Sanjay Leela Bhansali to direct her ambitious project Draupadi? Deets inside

Earlier, there were reports doing the rounds that all is not well between Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. They are said to be in a cold war. As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, when Sanjay Leela Bhansali decided to take Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi, Deepika was surprised. Deepika and Sanjay Leela had earlier given hits like Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat.

The portal quoted a source saying, “When she (Deepika) announced the ambitious epic, Draupadi, it didn’t have a director on board. Since the script followed a template from Indian history and mythology, Deepika felt, her close friend, Sanjay Leela Bhansali would be the best to direct. However, she was shocked when Bhansali politely refused the offer as he preferred making his dream projects like Gangubai Kathiawadi and Baiju Bawra”.

She was not happy with this and when she was offered a special song in Gangubai Kathiawadi, she refused to do it. Deepika was even offered a part in Heera Mandi, a web series by SLB but she didn’t take the offer. The source also said that it’s all temporary as both are thorough professionals, and when SLB approaches Deepika with another script, she will definitely say yes if she likes it. Currently, they are busy with their own work commitments.

“But another collaboration will happen and this cold war will end. You never know, they might just come together on Baiju Bawra once Gangubai Kathiawadi is out of SLB’s system,” said the source.

On the work front, Deepika will be seen in Pathan, Fighter and The Intern. She also has Shakun Batra’s untitled next that has Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi.

Stay tuned for more such updates.

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